There was / there were

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There was / there were

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There was / there were

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THERE WAS / THERE WERE

Use them to say that something existed in the past - There was a sad girl on that picture. 1. You can use there was with singular and uncountable nouns.There was a big dog in that house. (dog= singular noun) There was water on the floor yesterday. (water= uncountable noun) 2. You can use there were with plular and countable nouns.There were some dogs in that house. (dogs= plural noun) There were three doors in that house. (doors= countable noun) Try this: ____________ a beautiful house in my neighborhood many years ago. ____________ some polluted air in the city yesterday. ____________ two cars in front of your house last night. ____________ a political crisis in my country in 1977. ________________-__

There wasn't / there weren't

Maybe there is something in your life

3. Use theres wasn't or there weren't for negative sentences. - There wasn't any cat in my house. - There weren't any students in the class yesterday. 4. Use "any" with questions and negative sentences. 5. Use "a / an" to say that there is just one. 6. Use "some" with plural nouns, countable and uncountable nouns. - Complete the poem with there was/were, a, some, any.

There _______ things in life you could enjoy _________ a dog or a cat you could play with There _____ _____ people you could trust in There ____ ____ special one who waited for you There _______ friends and enemies some time ago There __________ a reason to live for There ______ _____ city where you wanted to come back but maybe there ______ a smell of rain you could never forget.

Let's practice.

What was there in the picture?

What was thre in the picture?

• There _____ ______ couple.
• ______ ______ love in the air.
• There ______ any children in the picture.

• There ____ _____ trees in the picture.
• There ______ a young boy.
• There _____ any cars in the picture.

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I remember my bedroom when I lived in the dorms. There ______ a fan hanging from the ceiling. _____ ____ a big bed and _____ ____ some pillows on it. _____ ______ four pictures on the wall. There _____ a desk and a table where I used to do my homework. There ____ two shelves above my desk. There ____ _____ small windows in my bedroom. There ______ only a big one on the right side of my bed. There _____ also a rug under my bed. I had everything I needed there. I was so happy then.

See the picture, then cover it and try to remember to answer the questions using there was/were. Then, check your answers.

- How many girls were there in purple? _ How many balls were there in the picture? - How many pairs of shoes were there? - How many white T-shirts were there? - There were any bottles of water? How many?

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Affirmative - negative - questions

watch this video. There is a quick explanation with easy examples for affirmative / negative statements, and questions using there be in the past

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